Final: Hampshire 49, South Hadley 21

Final: Hampshire 49, South Hadley 21 - Hampshire has done it - five straight WMass Div. II titles. A truly impressive run for the Red Raiders and coach Jay Fortier.

3:45, Hampshire 46-17: South Hadley's Katie Barthelette just hit a 3-pointer from the wing for the Tigers' first field goal of the second half.

6:21, Hampshire 44-14: Hampshire senior Liz Bodeur, who entered the game for the first time a couple of minutes ago, just hit her first basket after pulling down an offensive rebound.

8:21 remaining, Hampshire 40-14: Ashlee Moussette hits a 3-pointer to break a four-minute scoring drought for both sides. Hampshire is just over eight minutes away from its fifth consecutive title.

12:34 second half, Hampshire 37-14: Anne Lasek opened the half with two baskets and Burke also has a bucket. Stefanelli and Graham each have a foul shot for the Tigers.

Halftime: Hampshire 29, South Hadley 12: I hate to call at game at halftime, but Hampshire is going to win its fifth straight sectional title here tonight. The lead is 17 points at the half.for the Raiders as the Tigers will go to the locker room and try to devise a plan to get more points on the board.

2:35, Hampshire 25-12: Hampshire's Chelsey Burke hits a triple from the wing and the Raiders are up 25-12. Guenther has six for the Tigers.

5:01, Hampshire 19-10: Kori Guenther hit back-to-back jumpers for South Hadley but Hampshire's Ashlee Moussette just hit a jumper of her own.

7:29, Hampshire 14-6: The Red Raiders are stretching it out a bit. Anne Lasek hit a 3-pointer and Danielle Parenteau just hit her second basket of the game. South Hadley is going to have to find the range from outside if the Tigers are going to hang in this one.

9:49, Hampshire 8-6: Sitting courtside the contrast in the pace of the game from the Div. I boys game could not be more pronounced. This one is a ball control, run the offensive sets affair. Hampshire has an early lead on the strength of six early points from Cara McCormack. At this point I'm not sure how South Hadley can deal with McCormack's size. Time to pack in the zone defense.

It's on to the Div. II girls championship game with Hamsphire, playing in its sixth straight sectional final, against South Hadley.

The Red Raiders are looking for their fifth straight WMass championship as coach Jay Fortier has built a true dynasty at the school. Senior guard Anne Lasek and senior center Cara McCormack, both 1,000-point career scorers, power the Hampshire club.

No. 5 South Hadley is playing in its first WMass title game since 1997. It would be quite an upset if they found a way to win this one today.